Coun. Riley Brockington says questions to OC Transpo head weren’t a ‘personal attack’ [Video]

Ottawa city councillor Riley Brockington says he doesn’t believe he overstepped in his line of questioning during a debate on the transit budget this week after the head of OC Transpo accused him of making a “personal attack” against her.

At the start of his remarks during discussions on the transit budget Wednesday, the River ward councillor asked city manager Wendy Stephanson about her role in overseeing the performance of OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar.

“You are the direct supervisor of the general manager of OC Transpo, is that correct,” Brockington asked Stephanson during the meeting. She confirmed that she was.

“And you develop her personal work objectives and assess her at the end of the year on her performance,” he asked.

Stephanson replied that she conducts an annual performance review.

“Despite that we have a transit commission, transit commissioners are not formally …